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Orb-weaving spiders (several families)
Sighting 4552780

Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at QPRC LGA

Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
Austracantha minax at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Austracantha minax 15 Feb 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Austracantha minax 14 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Austracantha minax 14 Feb 2024 Csteele4

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Limacodidae (family) (A cup moth) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Limacodidae (family)

Hejor1
Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) (Rhytidoponera ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Rhytidoponera sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Camponotus sp. (genus) (A sugar ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Camponotus sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Perginae sp. (subfamily)

Hejor1
Ochetellus sp. (Unidentified Ochetellus ant) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Ochetellus sp.

Hejor1
Dolichoderinae (subfamily) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Dolichoderinae (subfamily)

Hejor1
Rhytidoponera aspera (Greenhead ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Rhytidoponera aspera

Hejor1
Rhytidoponera aspera (Greenhead ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Rhytidoponera aspera

Hejor1
Merimnetes oblongus (Radiata pine shoot weevil) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Merimnetes oblongus

Hejor1
Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Boreoides subulatus

Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth

Hejor1
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Psyllidae sp. (family)

Hejor1
Cetratus rubropunctatus (Long green crab spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Cetratus rubropunctatus

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Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Trombidiidae (family)

Hejor1
Rhyparida sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Rhyparida sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Boreoides subulatus

Hejor1
Jotus auripes (Jumping spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Jotus auripes

Hejor1
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Formicidae (family)

Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Uraba lugens

Hejor1
Xyloryctidae (family) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Xyloryctidae (family)

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Stereum sp. at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Stereum sp.

Hejor1
Australomisidia sp. (genus) (Flower spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Australomisidia sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Cladia sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Cladia sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Clania lewinii (Lewin's case moth) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Clania lewinii

Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth

Hejor1
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Lepidoscia arctiella

Hejor1
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Chorista australis

Hejor1
Trichiocercus sparshalli (Sparshall's Moth) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Trichiocercus sparshalli

Hejor1
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Anestia (genus)

Hejor1
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Lepidoscia arctiella

Hejor1
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Arasia mollicoma

Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Uraba lugens

Hejor1
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Trombidiidae (family)

Hejor1
Brachyscome rigidula (Hairy Cut-leaf Daisy) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Brachyscome rigidula

Hejor1
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1

Usnea sp. (genus)

Hejor1
Dillwynia sieberi (Sieber's Parrot Pea) at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024 by Csteele4

Dillwynia sieberi

Csteele4
Capusa sp.(genus) (A Wedge moth) at QPRC LGA - 3 Feb 2024 by Csteele4

Capusa sp.(genus)

Csteele4
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 16 Dec 2023 by Csteele4

Goniaea australasiae

Csteele4
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at QPRC LGA - 11 Nov 2023 by Csteele4

Heteronympha merope

Csteele4
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at QPRC LGA - 11 Nov 2023 by Csteele4

Morethia boulengeri

Csteele4
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass) at Carwoola, NSW - 2 Nov 2023 by Csteele4

Briza maxima

Csteele4
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Oct 2023 by Csteele4

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Csteele4
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Oct 2023 by Csteele4

Trapezites phigalia

Csteele4
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Oct 2023 by Csteele4

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Csteele4
Gompholobium huegelii (Pale Wedge Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Oct 2023 by Csteele4

Gompholobium huegelii

Csteele4
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT

Geranium solanderi var. solanderi

LyndalT
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT

Coronidium scorpioides

LyndalT
Grevillea lanigera (Woolly Grevillea) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT

Grevillea lanigera

LyndalT
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT

Microseris walteri

LyndalT
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT

Brachyloma daphnoides

LyndalT
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 11 Oct 2023 by Csteele4

Coronidium scorpioides

Csteele4
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Oct 2023 by danswell

Coronidium scorpioides

danswell
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Googong, NSW - 23 Sep 2023 by danswell

Tachyglossus aculeatus

danswell
Pultenaea microphylla (Egg and Bacon Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 23 Sep 2023 by Csteele4

Pultenaea microphylla

Csteele4
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Mar 2023 by LPadg

Daviesia genistifolia

LPadg
Cladonia sp. (genus) (Cup Lichen) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Jul 2021 by JanetRussell

Cladonia sp. (genus)

JanetRussell
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Jul 2021 by JanetRussell

Melichrus urceolatus

JanetRussell
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Carwoola, NSW - 30 Aug 2020 by tpreston

Camponotus aeneopilosus

tpreston
Delena cancerides (Social huntsman spider) at Carwoola, NSW - 23 Sep 2017 by roymcd

Delena cancerides

roymcd
Limacodidae (family) (A cup moth) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) (Rhytidoponera ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus sp. (genus) (A sugar ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Ochetellus sp. (Unidentified Ochetellus ant) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Dolichoderinae (subfamily) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Rhytidoponera aspera (Greenhead ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Rhytidoponera aspera (Greenhead ant) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Merimnetes oblongus (Radiata pine shoot weevil) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Cetratus rubropunctatus (Long green crab spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Rhyparida sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Jotus auripes (Jumping spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Xyloryctidae (family) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Stereum sp. at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Australomisidia sp. (genus) (Flower spider) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Cladia sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Clania lewinii (Lewin's case moth) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at QPRC LGA - 19 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Trichiocercus sparshalli (Sparshall's Moth) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Brachyscome rigidula (Hairy Cut-leaf Daisy) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at QPRC LGA - 17 Apr 2024 by Hejor1
Dillwynia sieberi (Sieber's Parrot Pea) at QPRC LGA - 14 Feb 2024 by Csteele4
Capusa sp.(genus) (A Wedge moth) at QPRC LGA - 3 Feb 2024 by Csteele4
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve - 16 Dec 2023 by Csteele4
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at QPRC LGA - 11 Nov 2023 by Csteele4
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at QPRC LGA - 11 Nov 2023 by Csteele4
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass) at Carwoola, NSW - 2 Nov 2023 by Csteele4
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Oct 2023 by Csteele4
Trapezites phigalia (Heath Ochre) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Oct 2023 by Csteele4
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Oct 2023 by Csteele4
Gompholobium huegelii (Pale Wedge Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Oct 2023 by Csteele4
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Grevillea lanigera (Woolly Grevillea) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Carwoola, NSW - 17 Oct 2023 by LyndalT
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 11 Oct 2023 by Csteele4
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Oct 2023 by danswell
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Googong, NSW - 23 Sep 2023 by danswell
Pultenaea microphylla (Egg and Bacon Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 23 Sep 2023 by Csteele4
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Carwoola, NSW - 31 Mar 2023 by LPadg
Cladonia sp. (genus) (Cup Lichen) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Jul 2021 by JanetRussell
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at Carwoola, NSW - 7 Jul 2021 by JanetRussell
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Carwoola, NSW - 30 Aug 2020 by tpreston
Delena cancerides (Social huntsman spider) at Carwoola, NSW - 23 Sep 2017 by roymcd

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  • 14 Feb 2024 03:39 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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